{"id":3564,"date":"2025-07-01T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-06-30T23:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gwpo-gwp.org\/southern-africa\/news\/15th-gwpsa-consulting-partners-meeting\/"},"modified":"2026-05-08T16:12:21","modified_gmt":"2026-05-08T15:12:21","slug":"15th-gwpsa-consulting-partners-meeting","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gwpo-gwp.org\/southern-africa\/news\/15th-gwpsa-consulting-partners-meeting\/","title":{"rendered":"15th GWPSA Consulting Partners Meeting"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Held biennially, the CP Meeting serves as a general assembly for Partners\u2014offering a critical forum to:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Review implementation of the GWPSA Strategy and Work Programmes<\/li>\n<li>Assess governance and financial performance<\/li>\n<li>Discuss the organisation\u2019s strategic direction<\/li>\n<li>Resolve institutional matters in line with the Constitution<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Presiding over the session, H.E. Jakaya Kikwete, GWPSA-Africa Board Chair and Former President of Tanzania, expressed appreciation to all Partners for their continued support and commitment to regional water cooperation and transformation.<\/p>\n<p><strong>The objectives of the 2025 GWPSA Consulting Partners Meeting were to:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Report on Programme Performance \u2013 Share key achievements, outcomes, and lessons learned from implementing the GWPSA-Africa Strategy (2020\u20132025) and the 2024 Annual Work Programme.<\/li>\n<li>Table Statutory Reports \u2013 Present the GWPSA Annual Reports and Audited Financial Statements for Partner review and discussion.<\/li>\n<li>Engage on the GWPO Transformation Agenda \u2013 Update Partners on GWP\u2019s global transformation process and its implications for regional governance, operations, and GWPSA\u2019s evolving role.<\/li>\n<li>Address Governance Matters \u2013 Consider and adopt proposed reforms to improve governance effectiveness.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Two resolutions were adopted during the CP meeting:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Reform of the Regional Technical Committee (RTEC)<\/li>\n<li>Extension of the current GWPSA Board\u2019s term of office<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/gwpo-gwp.org\/southern-africa\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2026\/04\/3-1-1.png\"><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/gwpo-gwp.org\/southern-africa\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2026\/04\/4-4.png\" height=\"600\" width=\"1280\"><\/p>\n<p>Delivering the Chair\u2019s Report, H.E Kikwete, former President of Tanzania and GWPSA-Africa Board Chair, updated the Partners on the upcoming AU-AIP Water Investment Summit which will be held in Cape Town under the South African G20 Presidency.<\/p>\n<p>H.E Kikwete reported that preparations had reached an advanced stage with the convening of a High-Level Consultation in March 2025, where he delivered the keynote.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe message was clear\u2014Africa must place water at the heart of its economic and climate transformation. I wish to thank the South African Government and the African Union Commission for their leadership and vision in shaping this Summit.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/gwpo-gwp.org\/southern-africa\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2026\/04\/5-4.png\"><\/p>\n<p>H.E. Kikwete further discussed the climate crisis which he said has intensified, and that conflict and economic pressures have reshaped development priorities, with funding for water and climate action still constrained.<\/p>\n<p>He however, commended the GWPSA community for ensuring that the organisation achieved real progress even amid the challenges.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhen floods devastate communities, when droughts cripple our agriculture, and when cyclones destroy infrastructure\u2014it is water, or the lack of it, that lies at the heart of the crisis. The United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction notes a 29% increase in recorded droughts over the past 20 years and notes that most drought-related deaths since 2000 have occurred in Africa. Climate change is not coming. It is already here.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOur response to these challenges need not be one of despair. It must be one of providing leadership. As water is the backbone of our development, we face a staggering annual investment gap\u2014up to USD 64 billion according to the African Development Bank\u2014to achieve the SDGs by 2030,\u201d explained H.E Kikwete.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/gwpo-gwp.org\/southern-africa\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2026\/04\/6-1-1.png\" height=\"600\" width=\"1280\"><\/p>\n<p>Delivering the Executive Secretary\u2019s report during the meeting, Mr. Andrew Takawira, GWPSA Interim Executive Secretary, said the Meeting convened at a pivotal time for the Global Water Partnership Network, with major institutional transitions underway.<\/p>\n<p>He reported on the relocation of the Global Water Partnership Organisation (GWPO) from Stockholm to the Global South and the appointment of GWPSA Executive Secretary and CEO to GWPO to steer a global transformation agenda.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThese changes have cascading implications for regional operations. As a regional anchor and implementing entity, GWPSA must recalibrate its institutional posture and delivery mechanisms to remain fit-for-purpose, resilient, and strategically aligned.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/gwpo-gwp.org\/southern-africa\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/16\/2026\/04\/7-1-1.png\" height=\"600\" width=\"1280\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In line with Article VI of its Constitution, the Global Water Partnership Southern Africa (GWPSA) convened its 15th Consulting Partners (CP) Meeting on 20 June 2025. 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